What is the difference between Link and NavLink?
Link is for plain navigation. NavLink is for when you need to style the active route, like highlighting the current menu item. NavLink provides an isActive state automatically, which Link does not.
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Use nested routes for shared layouts, centralize route definitions in a single file or folder, use protected routes for authenticated pages, and lazy load large route components to keep the initial bundle small.
Modern React Router supports loaders for fetching data tied to a route and actions for handling mutations. They run before the route renders, so your components stay clean and data is ready when the page mounts.
Use protected routes. Wrap authenticated routes in a component that checks auth state and redirects unauthenticated users to login. Do not scatter auth checks across every page component.
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